Lincolnshire Bird News - June 2020

30/06/2020
Barton Pits
Great White Egret, Osprey
Frampton Marsh
Red Kite, Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, Spoonbill, Whooper Swan, Avocet, Peregrine Falcon, Brent Goose, Black Necked Grebe, Marsh Harrier, Grey Plover, Little Ringed Plover, 8 Ruff, Common Sandpiper
Keelby
Little Owl
Lincs Coastal Country Park
2 Fulmar 95 Gannet, 3 Kittiwake, Razorbill, 5 Common Tern, 95 Sandwich Tern

29/06/2020
Frampton Marsh
Still at least 2 Black Necked Grebe
Gibraltar Point
22500 Common Swift south before 06:30 after up to 20000 yesterday
This figure had increased to an incredible 45844 by early afternoon as per Ben Ward

28/06/2020
Frithville
c1500 Common Swift whith much smaller numbers reported from locatins such as Fiskerton Fen & East Halton
Gibraltar Point
Common Swift south - 5700 before 08:00 and 14400 by midday.  (further large movements in East Yorkshire)

27/06/2020
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Garganey
Frampton Marsh
6 Black Necked Grebe, 4 Spotted Redshank Curlew Sandpiper
Manby Wetlands
2 Ruff

26/06/2020
Boultham Mere 
Bittern
Frampton Marsh
Curlew Sandpiper
Black Necked Grebe (family group)
Spoonbill
Whisby

Sandwich Tern


Sandwich Tern
A rare sight in Lincoln, a Sandwich Tern at Whisby - Image © Grahame Hopwood

25/06/2020
Barton Pits
Great White Egret
Frampton Marsh

7 Black Necked Grebe (4 adults, 3 juveniles), Spotted Redshank
Wrangle
10 Avocet, 2 singing Corn Bunting,19 Little Egret, 45 Eider, Mediterranean Gull, 8 Red Knot, Short-eared Owl, 2 Sandwich Tern, Yellow Wagtail

24/06/2020
Boultham Mere
Bittern
Carrington near Boston

Common Quail
Frampton
Marsh
Curlew Sandpiper
Pyewipe,
Grimsby

Glaucous Gull
Heckington

Common Crossbill, Siskin
Swanpool
Hobby
Whisby (close by)
Turtle Dove

23/06/2020
Boultham Mere

Bittern
Frampton Marsh
Little Ringed Plover, Wood Sandpiper< Spotted Redshank

22/06/2020
Alkborough Flats
Grasshopper Warbler
Barton Pits

Blyths Read Warbler
Frampton Marsh
Black Necked Grebe
Kirkby Moor
18 Common Crossbill (over)

21/06/2020
Barton Pits
Blyths Read Warbler
Frampton Marsh
Cuckoo, Curlew Sandpiper

20/06/2020
Barton Pits
Blyths Read Warbler
Boston
Red Kite
Donna Nook
Razorbill
Frampton Marsh

2 Spoonbill flew off towards Frieston Shore

19/06/2020
Barton Pits
Blyths Read Warbler
Cress Marsh, Stallingborough
Glaucous Gull reported

18/06/2020
Anderby Creek
Wood Sandpiper
Barton Pits
Blyths Read Warbler
Deeping Lakes NR
Montagu's Harrier
Frampton Marsh
4 Black Necked Grebe

17/06/2020
Barton Pits
Blyths Read Warbler

16/06/2020
Barton Pits
Blyths Read Warbler
Messingham SQ
4 Red Kite

15/06/2020
Alkborough Flats
Spoonbill
Barton Pits
Blyth's Reed Warbler (Target Pit)

14/06/2020

Barton Pits
Bittern, Blyth's Reed Warbler (Target Pit), Marsh Harrier
Boultham Mere
33 Gadwall. Kingfisher 
Frampton Marsh
Spoonbill
Grantham
3 Red Kite
Saxby

Common Quail
North Thoresby
2 Turtle Dove

13/06/2020
Alkborough Flats
Little Tern
Barton Pits
Bittern, Blyth's Reed Warbler (Target Pit)

ImageBittern at Far Ings - Image © Peter Garrity

Baston & Langtoft Pits
2 Black Tern
Deeping Lakes
Black Tern
Frampton Marsh
Spoonbill

12/06/2020
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Black Tern
Barton Pits
Blyth's Reed Warbler (Target Pit)
Walesby Wood
Turtle Dove

11/06/2020
Barton Pits
Blyth's Reed Warbler (Target Pit)
Chapel Point
196 Auk sp., 8 Fulmar, 6 Gannet, 11 Common Scoter, 9 Manx Shearwater, 2 Teal, 15 Sandwich Tern, 3 Wigeon

10/06/2020
Barton Pits
Greater Scaup (sailing Pit), Blyth's Reed Warbler (Target Pit)
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Garganey
Frampton Marsh
1 Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbill
Marston
Bearded Tit
Pyewipe, Grimsby
Glaucous Gul

09/06/2020
Barton Pits
Greater Scaup (sailing Pit), Blyth's Reed Warbler (Target Pit)
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Garganey
Frampton Marsh
2 Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbill
Mablethorpe
Hobby
Marston
Little Ringed PLover
Normanby

Common Crossbill (private garden}
Ostler's Plantation
5 Crossbill
Wainfleet

3 Crossbill (over)

08/06/2020
Alkborough Flats
3 Spoonbill
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Garganey
Far Ings
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Frampton Marsh
2 Curlew Sandpiper
Marston
Grasshopper Warbler
Pyewipe, Grimsby

Glaucous Gull

07/06/2020
Alkborough Flats
5 Spoonbill
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Spoonbill
Deeping Lakes
Spoonbill
Far Ings (Target Pit)
Blyth's Reed Warbler

Image

Blyth's Reed Warbler - Image © John Clarkson

 

Marston
Sand Martin, Little Ringed Plover, Swift


06/06/2020
Deeping Lakes
Garganey
Stamford
Northern Fulmar (flew NW)

05/06/2020
Alkborough Flats

Great White Egret
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Wood Sandpiper
Far Ings
Marsh Harrier, 2 Tawny Owl
Frampton Marsh
Cuckoo

04/06/2020
Barton Pits
Singing Icterine Warbler
Frampton Marsh
Red-crested Pochard, 2 Curlew Sandpiper
Spilsby area
Siskin (male)
Wolla Bank
Marsh Warbler


03/06/2020
Frampton Marsh
Spoonbill
Baston & Langtoft Pits

Little Gull

02/06/2020
Alkborough Flats
Little Gull
Baston & Langtoft Pits
Red Knot
Tallington Lakes
Osprey

01/06/2020
Baston & Langtoft Pits 
Garganey, Common Quail
Deeping Lakes NR
2 Garganey

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